Florida Statutes § 459.013

“Penalty for violations under the regulation of professions and occupations law”

Each of the following acts constitutes a felony of the third degree:

• The practice of osteopathic medicine without a license;
• Attempting to obtain a license to practice osteopathic medicine through fraudulent means;
• Attempting to obtain a position as an osteopathic physician or medical residents through fraudulent means;
• Operating a pain-management clinic that is not licensed by the Department of Health; and
• Improperly dispensing a Schedule II or Schedule III controlled substance. 

Each of the following acts constitutes a misdemeanor of the first degree:

• Knowingly concealing information relating to violations of the law;
• The practice of medicine as a resident or intern without holding a valid current registration; and
• Knowingly prescribing controlled substances in an unlicensed pain-management clinic.

Each of the following acts constitutes a misdemeanor of the second degree:

• Fraudulently altering or falsifying any patient records;
• Referring any patient to a health care facility in which the physician or the physician’s employer has an equity interest of 10% or more without the patient’s informed consent; and
• Paying or receiving any commission, bonus, kickback, or rebate or engaging in any split-fee arrangement with a physician or health care facility.